Do Atheists Ever Question Their Own Ignorance?

Question

One of the traits of the ignorant societies is the way they acquire information regarding life. Rather than from the Divine books revealed by the Creator, members of the ignorant societies gather all their knowledge pertaining to life from their ancestors (parents, grandparents, etc...) Ancestors, the unchanging mentors of the members of the ignorant society, instruct their younger generations in the religion of ignorance and the moral values it encourages, and thus maintain the continuity of this primitive religion. These mentors themselves were likewise informed about the fundamentals of this corrupted religion by preceding generations.
Surprisingly, this system, inherited by one generation from another, is never questioned. Every item of information is accepted as a certain fact. All values of judgment, both right and wrong, are all passed on to the next generation, ready for their use. Such an attitude naturally never encourages the younger members to question the system.

Answer 1

Well, I dunno, All I can say is that we were a good society in the early to mid 1900s, but now, since the country has thrown out God from the public schools, and embraced secular-humanism, which teaches that there is no absolute wrong or right, and if it feels good then do it. Just watch the evening news, and you'll see it's chock-full of bad news. morality in the US is in shambles.

Answer 2

Short answers:

1. Yes.

2. I think you think you dazzle us with your logic when all you have really done is perpetuated the spread of misinformation.

Long answers:

1. Of course. No atheist thinks that he has all the knowledge he needs. That is the mindset of the faithful. The atheist acknowledges his ignorance and does what he can to learn more about himself, others, the world, and the universe, never being satisfied that he has learned enough. It is the faithful who think that everything they need to know can be contained in one book.

2. We will never agree on your definition of "ignorant societies," but I would like you to give some examples. The fact is that I can easily reword your question to fit my own needs simply by rewording it so that the faithful societies are ignorant ones. A better argument would not be so easy to pick apart.

Why do you find fault with learning from older people? Is there anywhere in the Bible or Q'uran where it says how to build a shelter or grow grain or slaughter a pig or catch a fish? The "knowledge" contained in scripture is not practical. The information that your parents can teach you is.

You're also missing the point that faith needs ignorance to keep itself going. I think we all know in which societies the truly ignorant reside.

Answer 3

That's funny. As I know it, and I don't claim to be an expert, there were no Divine books revealed by a creator, but rather various stories told for thousands of years until they were finally scribed, and then more years later collected and published as a whole.

Why are Atheists ignorant? Maybe it is you that is ignorant of reality?

I personally do not believe in religion, not just a god (agnostic), and ignorant, I am not. I am knowledgeable in many religions, not just christianity.

Now that I look at your diatribe, it can be used to describe those of your, or any other, faith or non-faith. You were exposed to your religion and beliefs by your parents, guardians, peers, etc...

We are all by-products of our up-bringing.

My parents on the other hand, are god-fearing people, where as I am not. I also do not push my beliefs onto my son. He goes to church with his grand-parents, and will make his own decision when he is ready. There is no harm in being exposed to something that may help reinforce the set of morales we instilled in him.

Answer 4

Realizing that it's improper to answer a question with another question, I shall nevertheless go ahead and do it. You talk of a "creator" and all the rest ...... Do you however, question the fact that you were not there at the moment of "creation" to attest to it's authenticity, Your "divine books" were written by who ? Since you did not witness this particular event, everything you say of it is based on belief. A belief based on written work from your ancestors. What is the difference then, between you and the so called atheists ? I shall tell you. Atheists are those who use their thinking prowess to compute happenings in life, while you, on the other hand, are just content to accept what your "ancestors" have decreed in your "divine books".

Answer 5

I fail to see what this has to do with atheists. If anything this sounds like the definition of religious belief - unquestioned ignorance passed down from generation to generation. Your so-called Divine Books of the Creator are exactly that - an ignorant attempt at explaining life.

Answer 6

guess what those books arn't divine they were written by man...do you honestly believe an octogenerian built the biggest ship ever at that time by himself and then gathered 2 of every animal ever by himself and then the entire earth was flooded so there was no dry land? You know who taught me about science and language and reason...my ancestors...man has gained all of our knowledge by standing on the shoulders of the giants who have come before us. You were educated by your ancestors to believe a man walked on water and raised a man from the dead. You trust this unfailingly. Could it be at all possible that the bible isn't meant to be read literally but is a series of parable like stories meant to teach faith and goodness? But people were taught by their ancestors to trust the infallible word of the bible and if not they will have a hand strike at them from 2000 years in the past. Who is the ignorant one and who is the one questioning the system.

P.S. I believe in God, and think that he would be disgusted by all of the murders done in his name and by the way his teachings have been corrupted

Answer 7

The question is loaded with "Atheists are ignorant," which is not always true. Perhaps you should rephrase the question as not to presuppose that athiests are ignorant. i.e. Don't resort to name calling when you have a serious question to ask.

I will remark however, that, on yahoo answers, there appear to be many religious people who express a conciderable amount of disdain for people who do not share their religious belief systems. For some people professing to be Christians, that strikes me as rather odd, seems that they didn't get the message from their god.

Answer 8

Au contraire, my parents, grandparents and all ancestors before them were born and raised Catholic, as was I. That is, until I woke up and realized: what a crock of s***!
And I have indeed retained all the morals I was taught and have taught those same morals to my own children, so you needn't fear that my children will become mortal monsters. I know of a LOT of so-called religious people whose own kids are in jail, drop-outs, drug addicts, etc.
Your words can also be used to describe the brain-washing that goes on in churches of all denominations.

Answer 9

"Divine books revealed by the Creator"-You
Which divine books? the torah, the bible, the quaaran, the book of mormon?, there are plenty of sources out there and they cant all be true. how do you know which one is real? do you just go with what your parents told you, or how about some ort of non-descriptive feeling like "I know it's the truth because I can feel it."
you need some system of logic to determine the truth from reality.
that's what science is

Answer 10

That's really odd. Do you really mean all of that? Because that's exactly what I have always thought about christianity. I stopped being a christian because I realized that I couldn't trust that:
1)the people telling me what they believed were telling me the truth, many times they have alternative motives
2)Even if I did trust them, I couldn't trust their source-and repeat that all the way through history.
So I can't believe that the bible is the word of god. I only have people's word, and that is too often uninformed or misinformed intentionally.
It was a sad day. One of those, I remember exactly where I was and what I was doing when I realized it moments.

Answer 11

And this question is supposed to make non believers question themselves? Your not helping the cause. You make christians look pushy and overwhelming. I'm a christian, and i just accept people the way they are. If we are to believe God created them, and God is not wrong, then how can they be unacceptable. We need to love everyone, just where they are in life right now. Just like someone did for you. Pass on the love, drop the hate.